That's GA OL/DL Chris Hinton, currently #9 in the 2019 composite rankings and a very likely five star. Hinton had offers from just about everybody; the most relevant suitors were Stanford, OSU, Bama, Clemson, and Georgia. He is a major pull out of Georgia, further establishing Michigan as a force in that talent-rich state.

As a bonus, he's got a 2020 brother, Myles, who is also tracking towards being a big-time prospect.

“When they called me, it was like, yeah, doesn't matter to me, it's cool," he said. "They also asked if I'd like to come play at Michigan, like if I'd come play safety, because they're recruiting me as a safety. I was like, yeah, I'll play wherever you need me to play. It doesn't matter to me.”

Faustin is the 13th commit in the 2018 class and the fourth in the defensive backfield, joining fellow lanky CB/S prospects Myles Sims, Gemon Green, and German Green. Brown definitely has a type.

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3*, #75 CB,
#876 Ovr

3* CB

NR CB

3*, 86, #74 CB,
#730 Ovr

3*, #78 CB,
#870 Ovr

So, yeah, prepare for some comments. Faustin is well off the four-star pace at this point at every site save Rivals, which gives him a 5.7 rating, their highest for three-star prospects. (Somehow this doesn't merit giving him a position ranking.) Scout and 247 have given him cursory three-star ratings, while ESPN—the only site that has an evaluation on him—hasn't bothered to rank him yet.

Every site save ESPN (6'1", 177) lists Faustin at 6'2", 170 pounds. He's built, well, like all of Michigan's other defensive back commits, and like the others should have the versatility to play cornerback or safety.

After adding two blue-chippers to the 2019 class over the weekend, Michigan picked up a third BBQ at the Big House visitor for the 2018 class this afternoon. Four-star Indianapolis Lawrence Central linebacker Cameron McGrone chose the Wolverines over fellow finalists Notre Dame and Indiana in a ceremony at his school for M's third pledge in three days.

McGrone, who earned an Army All-American invite after a standout performance at The Opening last month, is the 12th commit in the 2018 class and the first at inside linebacker.

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4*, #23 OLB,
#330 Ovr

4*, #16 OLB

4*, 80, #14 OLB

4*, 96, #3 OLB,
#40 Ovr

4*, #14 OLB,
#217 Ovr

247 was already the most bullish on McGrone heading into the Opening finals, and after they moved him up 94 spots to #40 overall, easily his highest ranking. The others have him as a four-star right on the edge of most top lists; he's #330 overall on Scout, the first OLB outside the Rivals250, and the first OLB outside the ESPN300.

McGrone measured in at 6'1.5", 214 pounds at the Opening Oakland regional. Once he packs on some extra muscle, he should fit in as a WILL in Don Brown's defense.

While there's a great deal of anticipation for Michigan's 2019 recruiting class, they entered today's BBQ at the Big House with only one commit. Four-star Ohio offensive lineman Nolan Rumler became the second pledge this morning. Moments ago, five-star Louisville (KY) Trinity defensive end Stephen Herron Jr. became the third.

Herron is currently ranked as the #4 WDE in the 2019 class. He chose Michigan over an extensive list of power programs that included Alabama, Georgia, Ohio State, Stanford, and Texas.

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4*, #5 WDE,
#41 Ovr

4* WDE

NR DE

4*, 94, #4 WDE,
#34 Ovr

5*, #4 WDE,
#34 Ovr

While Herron was given four-star ratings in the early going, he's in normal five-star range by numerical ranking, so he adds the coveted fifth star in the composite. Rivals included him in their initial, unordered list of four-stars, and hinted at the possibility of moving him into five-star territory after the Rivals camp in Columbus this summer. ESPN fired an eval and forgot to rank him.

Herron is listed at 6'3" or 6'4" (Scout and 247 split the difference) and somewhere in the range of 225 (Rivals) to 244 (ESPN) pounds. He looks lanky on film; there's plenty of room on that frame for him to add weight until he's big enough to play weakside defensive end, and it'll help that he's played on a three-man line in a high school. He told Scout's Allen Trieu after a visit in February that Michigan said they envisioned him as another Taco Charlton, so the coaches may even believe he has the potential to bulk up and play SDE.

It didn't take long for this weekend's BBQ at the Big House to produce a commitment. Four-star 2019 Akron (OH) Archbishop Hoban offensive lineman Nolan Rumler, whose father and grandfather are both alums, made his long-anticipated commitment this morning:

Even though Rumler has been long considered a Michigan lock—Steve Lorenz has had a Crystal Ball pick in for him since September of 2015—he fielded offers from the likes of Alabama, Georgia, Notre Dame, and Ohio State before ultimately going with his childhood favorites.

I know Scout and 247 have semi-merged but this is a bit much: the two, which are the only sites to give Rumler a numerical ranking, have him in the exact same spot in the both the position and overall rankings.

While he's got time left to grow, for now Rumler isn't quite prototype tackle-sized; he's listed at 6'4" and either 290 or 300 pounds on all four sites. That's great size this early, especially since he doesn't look like he's carrying much bad weight, but if he doesn't get a little taller his future may be limited to the interior of the line.

He's flown almost entirely under the radar; two of the four recruiting sites don't have profiles for him, and the other two have one article and zero scouting reports between them. He's apparently held his Michigan offer since participating in last month's Sacred Heart satellite camp.

Schoonmaker is the 11th commit in the 2018 class and the first at tight end, a position of significant need.

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3*, #78 TE,
#1748 Ovr

NR TE

NR TE

3*, 86, #32 TE,
#762 Ovr

NR TE

At the time of this writing, Schoonmaker doesn't even have a Rivals or ESPN profile. I'm assuming 247 and Scout have given his film a once-over since there are no in-person game or camp reports; the former has him as a middle-of-the-pack three-star, the latter essentially left him unranked.

Schoonmaker apparently doesn't lack for size. Both 247 and Scout list him at 6'6", 225.